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Security report for 42mulhouse.fr

42 Mulhouse Grand Est · Education · France

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

42 Mulhouse Grand Est is a non-profit educational institution specializing in innovative IT training through a project-based, peer-to-peer learning model. It is part of the global 42 network with 52 campuses worldwide, targeting individuals over 18 without diploma requirements. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides comprehensive information about the program, values, campus, and career prospects. Technically, it is built on WordPress with modern plugins and scripts, ensuring good accessibility and SEO. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, though explicit security headers and policies are absent. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection, which slightly reduces trust but is mitigated by visible certifications and affiliations.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
77
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
62

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The institution positions itself uniquely in the education sector by offering free, accessible IT training without formal prerequisites, leveraging a global network for credibility and reach. Its business model is non-profit, focusing on sustainable career insertion in IT. The website supports this with clear navigation, multilingual support, and active social media presence. Partnerships with local and European entities are visible through logos and references. The admissions process is streamlined via a dedicated subdomain. Growth potential is supported by the expanding 42 network and demand for digital skills.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses a cookie consent banner with blocking capabilities, indicating GDPR awareness. However, no advanced security headers (CSP, HSTS) or explicit security policies are published. There is no visible vulnerability disclosure or incident response information. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is good but could be improved with formal policies and enhanced headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy page in English to improve GDPR compliance transparency.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, and X-Frame-Options to enhance protection.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for data protection officer or security incident response to improve trust.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party plugins and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
42 Mulhouse Grand Est
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
42 Mulhouse Grand Est
Description
42 Mulhouse is an innovative IT school offering project-based training accessible without diploma requirements, hosted in KMØ, the Mulhouse Digital City. It aims to train students for sustainable careers in IT with a peer-to-peer learning approach.
Key services
IT education, Project-based learning, Peer-to-peer pedagogy, Gamification in learning
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, jQuery, Bootstrap (implied by classes and dropdowns), AblePlayer (accessible media player), Cookie Law Info plugin
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Cookie consent banner with blocking
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design
  2. No WHOIS data available from AFNIC, indicating possible privacy protection or domain not registered
  3. Strong presence of cookie consent and GDPR compliance mechanisms
  4. No explicit privacy policy page found in English version, only legal mentions in French
  5. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information
  6. Contact information includes physical address and social media links but no explicit emails or phone numbers on main page
  7. Website uses WordPress with common plugins and scripts
  8. No signs of WAF or blocking mechanisms
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses WordPress CMS with modern versions of jQuery and Bootstrap-like components for responsive design. It integrates accessibility tools like AblePlayer and cookie consent management plugins. Performance is moderate, with lazy loading images and optimized CSS. The site is mobile-friendly and SEO-optimized with proper meta tags and structured data (JSON-LD). Hosting provider details are not disclosed. No signs of technical debt or deprecated technologies were found.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 61/100Medium34 findingsView report
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